Not firearms related but I have had two antique items rendered useless by Fed Ex. Both could have been packaged better, but there was really no reason for them to have been so roughly handled. Actually the one damaged the worst was better packed than the other. So far have not had any similar item damaged by the USPS & they usually have a better rate.
My experience has been the USPS just doesn't throw the packages out of the truck in the manner of either Fed Ex or UPS, but seems to handle them more reasonable. It may of course all depend upon some particular terminal the packages travel through, but my experience has made me treat Fed Ex as if they had the plaque.
